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Photoshop Tutorials

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Have Yourself

Posted by Call Me Amaesing | Posted in | Posted on 8:16 PM

So apart from waking up past 1pm today, here's some of the things I whipped up in the kitchen.


Pizza Balls - each one stuffed with mozzarella and pepperoni






Peanut Butter Cookies






Sugar Cookies.. in the shape of Gingerbread men (ironic?)






















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Freshman Year Shananigans

Posted by Call Me Amaesing | Posted in | Posted on 9:34 PM

No question about it: Freshman year was hands down the best

My room was the most ridiculous thing. There were patterns everywhere!




This is a painting I did for Jess as a new dorm warming gift. She rides horses, so I asked her to send me a pic of one that she rides.



Every birthday in our group (of about 20) was celebrated uniquely. This was Lauren's 19th.




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Sophmore Artwork

Posted by Call Me Amaesing | Posted in | Posted on 9:21 PM

I spent a semester in the College of Fine and Applied Arts' Foundation program at UIUC. Here's my final project for Drawing1: a large charcoal self-portrait inspired by Chuck Close. It was a 40+ hour/2 week long project, and I made a little home in the basement of Explo. I moved lots of furniture around, brought my ipod player downstairs, residents would be soo distracted when trying to study that they would have to go back to their own rooms (this was during finals week mind you), BSWs would ask me lots of questions on a daily basis. There was charcoal EVERYWHERE, which I'm sure maintenience weren't too happy about.







the final product... Where is this picture now? in the trash, probably another sheet of paper now. I had NO idea what to do with it, and it would be way too creepy putting it on my wall/hallway.





I WOULD have more to show you of my other artwork if I had my old laptop... fucker.


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The Way the Cookie Crumbles

Posted by Call Me Amaesing | Posted in | Posted on 8:12 PM

I decided to make use of my day by keeping my oven on and making whatever deliciousness came to mind.

Here's the breakdown:

1 batch of chocolate oat craisin cookie clusters








1 batch of chocolate chip pecan cookies








1 batch of oatmeal raisin cookies




1 homemade veggie pizza








I'll probably make some more cookies tomorrow. I still have Anna's sugar cookie present sitting around!

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Vitamin Water Print Ad

Posted by Call Me Amaesing | Posted in | Posted on 8:02 PM

THIS VITAMIN WATER AD IS FOR A FINAL PROJECT IN MY ADVERTISING CLASS.
WE HAD TO CHOOSE A PRODUCT, AND RE-BRAND IT, WHICH REQUIRES RESEARCH ON THE EXISTING BRAND, AND THEN PUMP OUT IDEAS ON HOW OUR NEW "MYTH MARKET" AND "BRAND IDENTITY" IS DIFFERENT THAN HOW IT IS NOW.

RATHER THAN ME COPYING AND PASTING OUR 21 PAGE ESSAY, HOW ABOUT YOU JUST ENJOY OUR PRINT AD...


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Ugly Sweaters Make Beautiful Presents

Posted by Call Me Amaesing | Posted in | Posted on 7:45 PM

I attended an ugly sweater Christmas party with some friends of mine. The gathering also included some gift exchanges. Here were the rules.

1. WEAR AN UGLY SWEATER
2. BRING A HOMEMADE GIFT FOR THE REST OF THE GROUP.

Not hard at all. Gifts turned out really amazing, except I cheated a little [lotion was not handmade, although it IS do-able]. Here is our end result..




I should take some more pictures soon and upload them so you could look at them individually.
Here's the breakdown:

CHRISTY: handmade owls that fit our favorite colors and personality. Made from fabric, buttons, and stuffing. I think I want to make some of my own in the very near future.
NATALIE: A framed picture of our favorite animals and colors made from fabric, paint, buttons and thread.
ANNA: our own box of homemade sugar cookie mix! Completed with our own individualized pictures for each ingredient, sample cookies, and a cute reciepe book!
Me (Diana): Mosaic frames with pictures of me and each friend during one of our many adventures. (Rocky Horror on the El, Indiana Dunes, Renaissance Faire), and a bottle of good smelling lotion titled: Enchanting Green Tea. Due to lack of time, I had to resort to semi-hand made gifts. Next year will be better, I promise.

This inspired me to use this blog for all the things that I have made for others or have received from people worth blogging. And even some photoshop/illustrator work for my advertising classes.

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Oh Wow!

Posted by Call Me Amaesing | Posted in | Posted on 6:29 PM

This blog will be for all cool things.

Either things I made, or things that I want to make.

Cool?
Cool.

enjoy


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